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(T.I.G.E.R.S.), Surfside Beach, SC, 

PRT–130309. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import one male and two female 

captive-born cheetahs (Acinonyx 

jubatus) from DeWildt Cheetah and 

Wildlife Centre, DeWildt, South Africa 

for the purpose of enhancement of the 

species through conservation education. 

Applicant: Nashville Zoo, Nashville, 

TN, PRT–144911. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import one male captive-born Central 

American tapir (Tapirus bairdii) from 

Zoologico La Marina, San Jose, Costa 

Rica for the purpose of enhancement of 

the species through captive breeding. 

Applicant: Cincinnati Zoo, Cincinnati, 

OH, PRT–145194. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import semen samples from blackfooted cats (Felis nigripes) from the wild 

in South Africa in cooperation with the 

Government of South Africa for 

scientific research in an ongoing study 

‘‘Biomedical Assessment of free-ranging 

black-footed cats in South Africa’’. This 

notification covers activities to be 

conducted by the applicant over a fiveyear period. 

Applicant: Jose P. De Ayala, Honolulu, 

HI, PRT–144838. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import the sport-hunted trophy of one 

male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus 

pygargus) culled from a captive herd 

maintained under the management 

program of the Republic of South Africa, 

for the purpose of enhancement of the 

survival of the species. 

Applicant: Arthur P. Hoffart, Bozeman, 

MT, PRT–144999. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import the sport-hunted trophy of one 

male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus 

pygargus) culled from a captive herd 

maintained under the management 

program of the Republic of South Africa, 

for the purpose of enhancement of the 

survival of the species. 

Applicant: Tarzan Zerbini, Webb City, 

MO, PRT–065144, 065145, 065146, 

065148, 065149, and 088344. 

The applicant requests permits to 

export captive elephants (Elephas 

maximus) to worldwide locations for 

the purpose of enhancement of the 

species through conservation education. 

The permit numbers and animals are: 

065144, Jan; 065145, Roxy; 065146, 

Shelly; 065148, Bunny; 065149, Marie; 

and 088344, Luke. This notification 

covers activities to be conducted by the 

applicant over a three-year period and 

the import of any potential progeny 

born while overseas. 

Dated: January 26, 2007. 

Lisa J. Lierheimer, 

Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits, 

Division of Management Authority. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a 

comprehensive conservation plan and 

environmental assessment for Back Bay 

National Wildlife Refuge; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: This notice advises the public 

that the Fish and Wildlife Service 

(Service) intends to prepare a 

Comprehensive Conservation Plan 

(CCP) and Environmental Assessment 

(EA), pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA) and its implementing 

regulations, for Back Bay National 

Wildlife Refuge (NWR), located within 

the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia. 

This notice also advises the public that 

the Service is withdrawing a previous 

notice, published on May 8, 2002, 

stating that an Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) would be developed for 

the refuge. Comments already received 

under the previous notice will be 

considered during preparation of the 

subject CCP/EA. 

The Service is furnishing this notice 

in compliance with the National 

Wildlife Refuge System Administration 

Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 

668dd et seq.): (1) To advise other 

agencies and the public of our 

intentions, and (2) to obtain suggestions 

and information on the scope of issues 

to include in the environmental 

documents. 

DATES: Please provide any comments on 

the subject CCP/EA by March 26, 2007. 

The Service will notify the public of 

subsequent meetings on development of 

the proposed CCP/EA via Federal 

Register notice and other means, 

including special mailings, newspaper 

articles, and Web site announcements. 

Inquire at the address below for future 

dates of planning activity. 

ADDRESSES: Address comments, 

questions, and requests for more 

information to the following: Refuge 

Manager, Back Bay National Wildlife 

Refuge, 4005 Sandpiper Road, Virginia 

Beach, VA 23456–4325, 757–721–2412. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Thomas Bonetti, Refuge Planner, U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service, 300 Westgate 

Center Drive, Hadley, Massachusetts 

01035, telephone 413–253–8307, fax 

413–253–8468, electronic mail 

tom_bonetti@fws.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: By Federal 

law, all lands within the National 

Wildlife Refuge System are to be 

managed in accordance with an 

approved CCP. The CCP guides 

management decisions and identifies 

refuge goals, long-range objectives, and 

strategies for achieving refuge purposes. 

Public input into this planning process 

is essential. The CCP will provide other 

agencies and the public with a clear 

understanding of the desired conditions 

for the refuges and how the Service will 

implement management strategies. 

Public input into this planning process 

is essential. 

The Service began soliciting 

information from the public in early 

2002 via open houses, meetings, and 

written comments. Special mailings, 

newspaper articles, and Web site 

announcements helped to inform the 

public in the area near the refuge of the 

time and place of opportunities for 

input to the CCP. 

The Service has determined that, at 

this time, an EA is a more appropriate 

document than an EIS to accompany the 

CCP. The need to prepare an EIS is a 

matter of professional judgment 

requiring consideration of all issues in 

question. If the EA determines that the 

CCP will constitute a major Federal 

action significantly affecting the quality 

of the human environment, an EIS will 

then be prepared. The primary purpose 

of an EIS is to ensure that a full and fair 

discussion of all significant 

environmental impacts occurs, and to 

inform decision makers and the public 

of the reasonable alternatives that would 

avoid or minimize adverse impacts or 

enhance the quality of the human 

environment. 

Review of this project will be 

conducted in accordance with the 

requirements of the NEPA, as amended 

(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), NEPA 

Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), 

other appropriate Federal laws and 

regulations, and Service policies and 

procedures for compliance with those 

regulations. Concurrent with the CCP 

process, the Service will conduct a 

wilderness review and incorporate a 

summary of the review into the CCP, as 

well as include compatibility 

determinations for all applicable refuge 

uses. We estimate that the Draft CCP/EA 

will be available in 2007. 


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Dated: August 28, 2006. 

Marvin E. Moriarty, 

Regional Director, Region 5, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, Hadley, Massachusetts. 

Editorial Note: This document was 

received by the Office of the Federal Register 

on February 20, 2007. 

[FR Doc. E7–3110 Filed 2–22–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Revised Comprehensive Conservation 

Plan and Environmental Assessment 

for Innoko National Wildlife Refuge, 

Alaska 

AGENCY: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service, we), will be 

developing a revised Comprehensive 

Conservation Plan (CCP) and 

Environmental Assessment (EA) for 

Innoko National Wildlife Refuge 

(Refuge). We will use special mailings, 

newspaper articles, and other media 

announcements to inform the public of 

opportunities to provide input 

throughout the planning process. We 

will hold public meetings in 

communities near the Refuge (Grayling, 

Anvik, Shageluk, Holy Cross, Kaltag, 

McGrath and Takotna). 

DATES: Please provide written comments 

on the scope of the CCP revision on or 

before 30 days from the date of 

publication of this Notice. 

ADDRESSES: Address comments, 

questions, and requests for further 

information to: Rob Campellone, 

Planning Team Leader, Division of 

Conservation Planning and Policy, 1011 

East Tudor Rd., MS–231, Anchorage, 

Alaska 99503. Comments may be faxed 

to (907) 786–3965, or e-mail to 

Innoko_Plan@fws.gov. Additional 

information about the refuge is available 

on the Internet at: http://alaska.fws.gov/ 

nwr/planning/innpol.htm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rob 

Campellone, Planning Team Leader, at 

(907) 786–3982. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Established by the Alaska National 

Interest Lands Conservation Act (94 

Stat. 2371) in 1980, Innoko Refuge 

covers some 3,850,000 acres and is one 

of the most important waterfowl areas in 

west central interior Alaska. 

Approximately half of the refuge 

consists of wetlands set with 

innumerable lakes and ponds of varying 

size. The remainder is marked by hills, 

most of which are less than one 

thousand feet in elevation. Almost onethird of the refuge is designated 

Wilderness. The route of the historic 

Iditarod Trail crosses the Refuge. 

Refuge purposes include (1) 

Conservation of fish and wildlife 

populations and habitats in their natural 

diversity including, but not limited to, 

waterfowl peregrine falcons, other 

migratory birds, black bear, moose, 

furbearers, and other mammals and 

salmon; (2) fulfilling the international 

treaty obligations of the United States 

with respect to fish and wildlife and 

their habitats; (3) providing, in a manner 

consistent with purposes (1) and (2) 

above, the opportunity for continued 

subsistence by local residents; and 

ensuring, to the maximum extent 

practicable and in a manner consistent 

with purpose (1) above, water quality 

and necessary water quantity within the 

refuge. 

We furnish this notice in accordance 

with the Alaska National Interest Lands 

Conservation Act, the National Wildlife 

Refuge System Administration Act as 

amended by the National Wildlife 

Refuge System Improvement Act of 

1997 (16 U.S.C. 668dd–688ee), and 

Service policies. 

These laws and policies require all 

lands within the National Wildlife 

Refuge System to be managed in 

accordance with an approved CCP. A 

CCP is a 15-year plan for managing a 

refuge. Refuge goals and objectives are 

identified in a CCP. During the CCP 

process, we will consider many 

elements, including conservation of the 

Refuge’s fish and wildlife populations 

and habitats in their natural diversity; 

facilitation of subsistence use by local 

residents, access for traditional 

activities; and conservation of resource 

values including cultural resources, 

wilderness and rivers. The final revised 

CCP will detail the programs, activities, 

and measures necessary to best 

administer the Refuge to protect these 

values and fulfill refuge purposes over 

the next 15-years. Until the revised CCP 

is completed, management will 

continue to be guided by the original 

CCP, Federal legislation regarding 

management of National Wildlife 

Refuges, and other legal, regulatory, and 

policy guidance. 

Public Meetings: We plan to hold 

public meetings in communities near 

the Refuge: Grayling, Anvik, Shageluk, 

Holy Cross, Kaltag, McGrath and 

Takotna. Meetings will be held between 

December 1 and the end of February as 

weather conditions permit. Each 

meeting will be announced, in advance, 

locally. 

Dated: February 16, 2007. 

Thomas O. Melius, 

Regional Director, U.S. Fish & Wildlife 

Service, Anchorage, Alaska. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Wapack National Wildlife Refuge 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of intent: preparation of 

a comprehensive conservation plan and 

environmental assessment; request for 

comment. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service (Service, we) intends to gather 

information necessary to prepare a 

comprehensive conservation plan (CCP) 

and environmental assessment (EA) for 

Wapack National Wildlife Refuge 

(NWR) in Greenfield, Lyndeborough, 

and Temple, New Hampshire. We 

furnish this notice in compliance with 

our CCP policy to advise other agencies 

and the public of our intentions, and to 

obtain suggestions and information on 

the scope of issues to be considered in 

the planning process. 

DATES: We will hold a public open 

house meeting to begin the CCP 

planning process; see SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for date, time, and location. 

ADDRESSES: Wapack National Wildlife 

Refuge, c/o Great Bay National Wildlife 

Refuge, 100 Merrimac Drive, 

Newington, New Hampshire 03801–

2903, at 603–431–7511 (telephone); 

603–431–6014 (FAX); 

fw5rw_gbnwr@fws.gov (e-mail); http:// 

www.fws.gov/Refuges/profiles/index.

cfm?id=53572 (Web site). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: 

Lelaina Marin, Assistant Refuge 

Planner, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

300 Westgate Center Drive, Hadley, 

Massachusetts 01035; 413–253–8731 

(telephone); 413–253–8468 (FAX); 

northeastplanning@fws.gov (e-mail). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: With this 

notice, we initiate the CCP for Wapack 

NWR with headquarters in Newington, 

New Hampshire. We will hold a public 

open house and announce its location, 

date, and time at least 2 weeks in 

advance, in special mailings and local 

newspaper notices, on our Web site, and 

through personal contacts. Additional 

public information sessions in the local 

community are available upon request. 

Under the National Wildlife Refuge 

System Administration Act of 1966, as 

amended by the National Wildlife 


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